Fairmont San Francisco

If you are travelling to the United States or Canada between October and June, you may wish to include tickets to see a National Basketball Association (NBA) game. Subject to availability, we can arrange tickets so you can witness the speed of the game as the players power across the court to shoot at the hoop. As each quarter unfolds, the atmosphere being part of the crowd can be electrifying.

• Duration: 90 minutes • Daily departures  • Operates daily • Group experience

• Duration: Eight hours • Daily departures • Operates year-round • Group experience Good to know — Timings available upon request. Luxury coach transfer is included. Wine tasting is included. Additional tastings and purchases can be made on the day.

Once you’re airborne, the Marin coastline begins to fall away. Ahead, the Golden Gate Bridge comes into view. From the air, its red-orange arches stretch wide across the mouth of the bay and flying past them gives you a sense of scale and drama that’s impossible to get from the road or the pavement below. The route traces the edge of the city, revealing San Francisco from angles most people never see. Alcatraz appears below as a compact, unmistakable silhouette in the water, while nearby Angel Island looks greener and quieter, layered with its own history. Along the shoreline, Baker Beach and Crissy Field unfurl where the city meets the Pacific, all open space and wind and light. Further across the bay, you’ll spot the sweep of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, the rugged headlands of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and the Point Bonita Lighthouse clinging to the cliffs at the water’s edge. Throughout the flight, your pilot adds context and stories, helping connect what you’re seeing to how the city grew, moved, and defined itself around the water. • Duration: 30 minutes  • Daily departures  • Operates year round • Group experience

You’ll pass historic Fort Mason before rolling out towards Crissy Field, a former US Army airfield that now offers one of the best viewpoints in the city. On a clear day, the bridge stretches ahead of you in full cinematic mode, with Alcatraz sitting off to the side. Then comes the main event. You’ll cycle the whole 1.7 miles of the Golden Gate Bridge itself, with time to stop along the way for the essential photos and to take in the scale of the thing. Once across, the mood shifts. The road drops gently downhill, and the pace relaxes as you follow the coast into Sausalito. It’s quieter and full of waterfront cafés, houseboats, and small shops that feel a world away from the city you have just left. The electric bikes make the whole route feel comfortably achievable, even with the bridge climb. At the end, most people choose to hop on the ferry back to Fisherman’s Wharf, watching the skyline drift past. • Start time: 10am • Duration: 3 hours • Daily departures • Operates year round • Group experience

Explore either Chinatown, North Beach, Barbary Coast, or Fisherman's Wharf on foot - don't forget to check what time they start. The fun doesn't stop at night - your ticket includes a Night Tour of the city, a panoramic bus tour that starts by climbing historic Nob Hill for a magnificent close up of Grace Cathedral. The bus then makes its way across the Bay Bridge to Treasure Island to view the skyline. Back in the city, the tour concludes along the Embarcadero.

Enjoy the excitement of a thrilling Major League Baseball game. Subject to availability, we can arrange tickets for games which take place across the United States and Canada throughout the season which runs from March to November. Watch as the pitcher throws the ball as the batter takes aim to hopefully score a run. No matter which team you are cheering for, being in the crowd can be just as exhilarating as watching the game.

You’ll start near Fisherman’s Wharf at Ghirardelli Square, once a working chocolate factory and now a very scenic place to begin. From there, the route heads through Hayes Valley, a favourite with locals thanks to its independent shops and excellent coffee culture. Then it is on to Alamo Square for the classic Painted Ladies view, instantly recognisable from films and TV like *Vertigo, Mrs Doubtfire, The Rock* and *Full House*. There is time to pause in Haight Ashbury, the heart of the 1960s counterculture scene and former home to Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead. These days, it’s more vintage trainers than flower power, but the history is still very much part of the place. The ride finishes with an easy glide along the Panhandle of Golden Gate Park, a long green stretch that shows off San Francisco’s love of open space right in the middle of the city. ​